if you take germany, why did they change their minds? obviously, there were safety concerns, but more importantly, it was to do with the ballot box. there was quite a lot of opposition from the public in germany, people out on the streets protesting against nuclear. at the end of the day, the politicians decided to take what i consider to be a political path rather than an economic one. >> i don't think we would describe it as positively rosy just yet. we're saying that the storm clouds are lifting. but as you're hinting, there are still some big question marks about economic growth in 2013, particularly in the euro area where we're not expecting very much more than a flat economy at best. gdp growth is only a small part of the story. a lot depends on what's priced in to begin with. how the news flow compares with those expectations. underlying levels of valuations flow into funds. we think that looking at things in the round, even though there isn't much growth in europe, we're expecting european stock markets to do quite well again. >>